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Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract] |
Intangible Assets Exclusive of Goodwill | Intangible assets, exclusive of goodwill, consisted of the following at March 31, 2017:
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﻿ | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Accumulated Impairment Loss |  | Net Carrying Amount
Finite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term franchise agreements and contracts | $ | 448,728 |  | $ | (94,931) |  | $ | - |  | $ | 353,797
Customer lists |  | 381,763 |  |  | (142,909) |  |  | - |  |  | 238,854
Permits and other |  | 314,161 |  |  | (25,242) |  |  | - |  |  | 288,919
﻿ |  | 1,144,652 |  |  | (263,082) |  |  | - |  |  | 881,570
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Solid waste collection and transportation permits |  | 152,761 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 152,761
Material recycling facility permits |  | 42,283 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 42,283
E&P facility permits |  | 59,855 |  |  | - |  |  | (38,507) |  |  | 21,348
﻿ |  | 254,899 |  |  | - |  |  | (38,507) |  |  | 216,392
Intangible assets, exclusive of goodwill | $ | 1,399,551 |  | $ | (263,082) |  | $ | (38,507) |  | $ | 1,097,962
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Intangible assets, exclusive of goodwill, consisted of the following at December 31, 2016:
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﻿ | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Accumulated Impairment Loss |  | Net Carrying Amount
Finite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term franchise agreements and contracts | $ | 428,783 |  | $ | (86,552) |  | $ | - |  | $ | 342,231
Customer lists |  | 371,203 |  |  | (131,525) |  |  | - |  |  | 239,678
Permits and other |  | 290,823 |  |  | (21,966) |  |  | - |  |  | 268,857
﻿ |  | 1,090,809 |  |  | (240,043) |  |  | - |  |  | 850,766
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Solid waste collection and transportation permits |  | 152,761 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 152,761
Material recycling facility permits |  | 42,283 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 42,283
E&P facility permits |  | 59,855 |  |  | - |  |  | (38,507) |  |  | 21,348
﻿ |  | 254,899 |  |  | - |  |  | (38,507) |  |  | 216,392
Intangible assets, exclusive of goodwill | $ | 1,345,708 |  | $ | (240,043) |  | $ | (38,507) |  | $ | 1,067,158
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Estimated Future Amortization Expense of Amortizable Intangible Assets | Estimated future amortization expense for the next five years relating to finite-lived intangible assets is as follows:
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﻿For the year ending December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 99,752
﻿For the year ending December 31, 2018 |  | $ | 93,111
﻿For the year ending December 31, 2019 |  | $ | 83,477
﻿For the year ending December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 75,562
﻿For the year ending December 31, 2021 |  | $ | 66,741
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